The 1956 Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a distinctly commercial but dandy sci-fi picture about hostile invaders. Joe Biden wouldn’t protect us, but Dr. Marvin, a scientist (Hugh Marlowe), and sundry other men try to and do protect.

Early on, a flying saucer zips around Dr. Marvin’s moving car with, well, communication pending. Marvin’s new wife Carol (Joan Taylor) is in the car and, after the saucer leaves, the first thing she does is light a cigarette. Can’t blame her. And this is the 1950s.

The special effects, by the way, are pretty decent for Fifties Hollywood.

Directed by Fred F. Sears.